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The Madonna of Sorrows
Estimate
25.000 - 35.000
Session 1
25 October 2023
Hammer Price
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Silver 833/000 sculpture
Reliefs and chiselled naturalistic decoration
Resting on a capital monogrammed "FAMM - Francisco Augusto Mendes Monteiro" inscribed "Esta fes João Ant. Soares de Mello 1826"
Oporto assay-mark (1810-1826) and goldsmith's mark attributable to João António Soares de Melo (1825-1827)
(signs of wear)
Height: 111 cm
16815 g
Category
Silver
Additional Information
Provenance:
Private collection
It belonged to Francisco Augusto Mendes Monteiro (1816-1890), the father of António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920) owner of the Regaleira estate in Sintra.
Literature:
ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisboa: IN-CM, 2018, P-25.0 and P-311.0
Closed Auction